Like unruly weather, periods of organizational change bring particular challenges. Whether it's a sale or merger, a change of management, or adjustment to a changing regulatory climate or market forces, these are the times when skilled leadership becomes more important than ever. Here is advice.

We all experience complications that weren't part of the plan. Some are predictable; others come out of nowhere. Aside from lying awake at night stressing out over all the things that can go wrong, there are strategies we can learn from the lead-up to the big game that will help us face our own extreme conditions